site.btaPolice Operation against Human Trafficking Carried Out Across Bulgaria
On the orders of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, searches and seizures of addresses and vehicles of persons suspected of trafficking were carried out across the country on Monday. The operation was performed by officers of the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime, General Directorate National Police, General Directorate Border Police, Sofia Directorate of Interior, Gendarmerie Directorate, as well as officers of the State Agency for National Security, said the Prosecutor General's spokesperson, Siika Mileva, during a briefing on Monday.
Subject of the investigation are the suspected organizers on the Bulgarian side of large human trafficking channels from Turkiye, through Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania to countries in Central and Western Europe. The persons under investigation are suspected of organizing the transport by recruiting the drivers. Persons who are suspected of providing temporary accommodation to migrants are also investigated.
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